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David Bacon is a California writer and documentary photographer. A former union organizer, today he documents labor, the global economy, war and migration, and the struggle for human rights.

Farmworker Youth Take to the Streets as Deportations and Displacement Threaten Their Parents

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June 3, 2025

At a protest against immigration detentions in Santa Maria, CA, a young woman holds a sign honoring the work of her farmworker parents. (Photo credit: David Bacom)

Strawberry Farmworkers Fight for a Living Wage

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April 24, 2024

A Mixtec immigrant from Oaxaca picks strawberries in Oxnard, Calif. She and her sister support three other family members, all of whom sleep and live in a single room in a house. (Photo © David Bacon)

Photo Essay: A Cooperative Farm’s Long Path to Liberation for Farmworkers

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June 29, 2023

Benito Lopez in a crew cleaning a tulip field. In 2022 after a short strike, tulip workers like Lopez, belonging to Familias Unidas por la Justicia, convinced the largest grower, Washington Bulb, to recognize their workers' committee.

Photo Essay: The Humble Cabbage Connects History and Cultures

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June 28, 2018

Jose throws boxes into the row, working ahead of the packers.